Ophelia

The Arcturus Kingdom is known for being a long lasting kingdom of tigers. Many of the rulers were tigers or descendants to them. The current king, Demetrius, is no different. He stands tall and proud for his kingdom and is well respected by other kingdoms. His daughter is the possible end to that leniege of respected leaders in Arcturus.

Years ago, King Demetrius met a woman from outside the kingdom, a traveler named Aelia. She was a tiger just like him and they bonded over this, growing their relationship till Demetrius ultimately married her and soon had a kitten with her. Ophelia was much smaller than other kittens but they assumed she'd grow to be much bigger.

In Ophelia's younger years, Demetrius often took care of her while Aelia took care of their alliances to other kingdoms, she was an extremely good negotiator and one of the reasons the alliance with the Shama kingdom is so strong, befriending the Queen, Deka. Demetrius was sure that his family would continue to grow in later years.

During all this Ophelia was still growing but at a very slow pace, it was worrying to Demetrius but Aelia reassured him it was only because she was still a kit.

Years later, Ophelia was around 6 years old. A rival kingdom of wolves attacked Arcturus, starting a war between the two. Demetrius made sure to be on the front lines with his people as they fought while Aelia made sure to get Ophelia to safety.

Queen Aelia was always a strong individual, people argued her strength could rival the Merga kingdom's own power. But, as age got to her, her strength weakened over time. Wolves had infiltrated the castle and Aelia had to make the decision between her life or Ophelia's, of course she chose her daughters.

Ophelia was hidden away but could see what her mother had to go through just to protect her, she doesn't remember the full event only bits and pieces of what happened to her mother. She remembers Demetrius finding her hiding and opening his mouth but not what he said to her. She remembers her mothers body on the ground unable to move at all and cats surrounding her to the point where she couldn't see a thing.

Losing Queen Aelia was a dreadful time for the Arcturus kingdom and the misery could be felt all around the kingdom, the Shama kingdom had offered to bury her remains with remnants of magical artifacts, allowing her spirit to travel with no issue. This made the kingdoms alliance grow even stronger, the princesses were seen together much more often after this too.

Ophelia now worries she may have the same fate as her mother at some point but, she knows she has to grow strong for those around her and if she wants to continue living she needs to be more confident as well.

She's heard of Neela possibly going on a journey to find her kingdom a cure, she plans on joining her and proving to herself she can be strong just like her parents.